But there's going to be a massive cliffhanger
and a long hiatus, halfway throughthe series. How will we survive the summer?????????
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:20, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I know
it's going to be hard. I'm considering not watching it until the whole series is out and I can sit down and watch it all in an evening.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:21, Reply)

but then you won't be able to sleep for a month.
I like this version. It's like it used to be, in the good old days, when we were never sure if they would all make it to the next episode.

/old fart moaning blog
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:23, Reply)

I've only seen a few chapters of the old series
but I liked the way things linked between the first 4 2005 series. This 5 and 6 seem to be completely disconnected to all that.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)

No, no, no
I mean the OLD series. Each story was almost a distinct mini series in its own right.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:26, Reply)

I know what you mean
I have seen only a few chapters of those old ones. And, apart from that, I liked the way things linked between the first 4 2005 series (the new one). This 5 and 6 seem to be completely disconnected to all that.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I think it was a deliberate effort to separate Matt Smith's Doctor from David Tennant's
and the change in writer probably had an effect too.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Different chief writer, innit
They were keen to give it a fresh start once RTD left. My only regret in this respect is that Martha's send-off didn't involve her getting horribly murdered
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Martha would have been less annoying
if she hadfn't suddenly got frothy over the Doctor.

Though, to be fair, I could hardly blame her.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Martha was fucking crap. She was none of the things a Doctor's assistant should be.
Things like individually capable, or not intensely annoying. And, preferably, possessed of the tiniest glimmer of acting ability.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:36, Reply)

*cough*rose*cough*
There's your annoying, right there.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:37, Reply)

Bonnie Langford.
Also the lesbian who played "Ace"
(Bazongaloid, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:37, Reply)

Was she a muffdiver?
They were both indeed utterly crap. But unlike Martha, they weren't being shown up by the acting ability of their Doctor. And half of the supporting cast
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:39, Reply)

Apparently not actually.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:42, Reply)

Ah, so she knocked you back at a party once

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:43, Reply)

so you're not a muff diver then

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:44, Reply)

Genesis of the Daleks is a good example in this case

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:28, Reply)

I heard this but am unfamiliar with the details
How long is the hiatus?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:26, Reply)

too long
I may have to go out and do real life things. Like work. *shudders*
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Bella tells me that episode 6 is the one written by Neil Gaiman, and is called "The Doctor's Wife"
so I assume that's where shit gets real.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:29, Reply)

But did she also tell you that THE MAN was trying to GRIND YOU DOWN

(Bazongaloid, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:34, Reply)

No, she didn't
Why would she tell me that, during a conversation about Doctor Who?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:40, Reply)

They finish at the beginning of June
and won't have anything else until the Christmas special. Then, probably nothing else until April/May. Isn't it like that?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 3 May 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Yes, normally
but I thought this series was being split in two or something
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 3 May 2011, 13:30, Reply)